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Electromyography of smooth muscles is difficult to carry out. The frequency is low, and therefore, all kind of disturbances interact with the real signal. Using fluorescent spheres with the same diameter of the electrodes, both movements of the bladder wall and electrical activity can be measured. Electrical activity can show: single spikes, bursts, and continuous activity. The movement of the muscles show that contraction and relaxation can be present at the same location, but in different layers of the bladder. Uterine smooth muscle electric activity is even more difficult to study, especially during labor.
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Marani, E., Koch, W.F. (2014). Smooth Muscle Electromyography of Bladder and Uterus. In: The Pelvis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40006-3_15
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